transcribe

Pronunciation: /trænˈskɹaɪb/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb write out from speech, notes, etc.
  2. verb rewrite in a different script
  3. verb rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trānscrībere (“to write again in another place, transcribe, copy”).

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